A Year of Outstanding Results in Concours Kangourou, Concours Castor and More

At LFC, students regularly earn excellent results in national and international math competitions. This year, two of our high schoolers achieved the highest results to-date in the Concours Kangaroo for their level: 

• Paul L. placed third out of 3,858 11th-grade students (math specialty), putting him in the top 0.1% worldwide!
• Liam F. finished third out of 799 11th-grade students (non-math specialty), putting him in the top 0.4% worldwide!

These results are the first-ever in LFC history! Their performances throughout the test–which is composed of a series of logic and arithmetic multiple-choice questions–attests to their exceptional understanding of mathematics. Their names will be remembered for years to come, and we sincerely congratulate them.

The Concours Kangourou was also contested at the primary and other secondary levels, with six additional students going above and beyond:

• In primary, all third-graders took part. Among the 27,875 participants worldwide, Adam B. placed 224th (top 1% worldwide), George C.-L. placed 707th (top 3%), and Devereux H. placed 838th (top 3%).
• In secondary, 41 students from Grades 6-11 participated. In addition to the records set by Liam F. and Paul L., sixth-grader Henry L., placed 368th among 62,475 participants worldwide at his level (top 1% worldwide). In seventh-grade, Matthieu L. finished 326th among 43,580 participants worldwide at his level (top 1%) and in eighth-grade, Radina M., finished 558th among 23,702 participants worldwide at her level (top 3%).

An additional 24 students received excellent scores in math competitions, which are open to primary and secondary students each year. All achieved outstanding results, but some stood out among the rest: 

• Concours Castor: a computer science and logic competition. Here, 30 of our students placed in the top 5% worldwide:
  • In primary, all students in Grades 4-5 took part. 
    • In 4th: Elliot M. finished in the top 0.3% worldwide for his level; Wesley C. placed in the top 1%; and Brendan D., Elias H., Hector L. and Henry R. placed in the top 0.2% (tie). 
    • In 5th: Imelda S. finished in the top 0.1% worldwide for her level, Mateo A. in the top 1%, and Julian S. in the top 2%.
  • In secondary, all students in Grades 6-11 passed. 
    • In 6th: Anderson I. finished in the top 1% worldwide for his level (individual ranking); Henry L. and Sophia M. finished in the top 0.2% (team ranking). 
    • In 7th: Tess K. finished in the top 1% worldwide for her level and Colin K. in the top 3% (individual ranking); Graham M. and Simon P. placed in the top 0.3%, and Avery H. and Alix N. placed in the top 2% (team ranking). 
    • In 8th: Serene K. finished in the top 1% worldwide for her level (individual ranking); Skylar G. and Amelia H. finished in the top 1% (team ranking)
    • In 11th: Paul L. finished in the top 1% for his level; Samuel L. and Marc de V. finished in the top 1% (team ranking)

• Course aux nombres: a mental arithmetic speed contest
  • In secondary, all students from Grades 6-11 took part. Ten of them reached the final of their level in the North American zone. In seventh-grade, Matthieu L. placed first (among 73 finalists) and in eighth-grade, Radina M. placed fifth (among 80 finalists).
     
• Math Olympiads in Grades 4-11: research problems 
  • In 8th: 10 students participated this year, either individually or in teams.
    • Matthieu L.— a seventh-grader whose outstanding results allowed him to participate in a competition reserved for eighth-graders—finished 4th in the North American zone, with Radina M. placing 6th and Serene K. placing 10th (among 63 participants).
  • In 11th: 10 students participated this year, either individually or in teams.
    • Paul L., Duru M. and Claire Z. placed second in the North American zone for their group work, and Marc de V. and Renzo C. placed third (among 43 groups). 
    • Paul L. finished 9th in the North American zone and Claire Z. finished 10th for their individual work (among 105 participants).

These achievements were celebrated during the first-ever Math and Science Award Ceremony in May, and will remain displayed on the fourth-floor’s “Math and Science Wall of Fame” for years to come! A wonderful recognition of these students' remarkable results in mathematics and/or science, and a great source of inspiration for future generations.

Bravo to all our participants and congratulations to this year’s 32 math stars!